Simplicity

40 swaps for auth, storage, infra, and libraries

Mar 29 • Tyler Dane

Stop building like a unicorn

10 replacements for architecture you don't need (yet)

Mar 22 • Tyler Dane

Why simplicity should be every engineer's immediate goal

Systems run best when designed to run downhill

Mar 15 • Tyler Dane

20 awesomely simple things

A celebration of simplicity in software and life

Mar 8 • Tyler Dane

Complexity is a choice

Why the relationships in your codebase matter more than the parts

Mar 1 • Tyler Dane

Simple is smart

An engineer, architect, and aviator agree

Feb 22 • Tyler Dane

Commit like an engineer

How to pick your constraints

Jan 11 • Tyler Dane

You Don't Get Extra Points for Understanding How Everything Works

Stop studying for "the test"

Jan 4 • Tyler Dane

77 Things To Avoid in 2026: Developer Edition

and 4 things you CANNOT avoid

Dec 28, 2025 • Tyler Dane

Why writing (not coding) will make you a better engineer

Writing that scales

Dec 17, 2025 • Tyler Dane

You're the Chef, AI is Your Line Cook.

Oct 26, 2025 • Tyler Dane

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